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Fort Bliss invites public to celebrate Armed Forces Day

Fort Bliss is opening its gates to the El Paso Community to celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 19. Festivities will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Biggs Park, East Fort Bliss. Admission is free. Visitors can see an array of weapons, heavy maneuvered vehicle and equipment ...

Fort Bliss unveils massive solar project

Fort Bliss is working to reduce their carbon footprint with a massive solar project. The project is just the latest step in the Fort Bliss Net Zero strategy. Soon, officials said there will be thousands of solar panels sprinkled along an adjacent plot of land to headquarters on East Bliss. ...

Slaying victim’s wife speaks exclusively with KFOX14 News

Two days after Lucostal Leon Holley, 30, was stabbed and killed, police still have not released any information about suspects or motive. Holley's wife, Sabina Holley, said she spoke with him a few hours before he was stabbed. "He was in good spirits," Holley said. "We talked and he just ...

Fort Bliss restores Vietnam era helicopter

Fort Bliss dedicated an important piece of the Army’s medical history on Thursday. A World War II era Huey Medevac has been restored to its original condition and now sits in front of the Wounded Warrior unit on post. Fort Bliss got the helicopter at the beginning of the year, ...

Organization to offer free rides home to prevent drunken driving

Solutions to El Paso's drinking and driving problems are hard to come by, but a new organization istaking on the old problem in a new way. No DUI El Paso said they'll get you and your vehicle home safely if you've had too much to drink. Tyler Rouse is the ...

Loop 375 Closures

**NEW** William Beaumont Overpass Start Date: Jan 2012 Expected Completion Date: July 2012 Fort Bliss has begun the construction of the new William Beaumont Army Medical Center. To access this center, they will need to build a new overpass and four new ramps. The William Beaumont Overpass will be located over ...

Major construction project improperly sealed

A ramp on the year-old Spur 601, where it meets Fred Wilson, was not sealed to state standard according to the Texas Department of Transportation's director of construction, Ken Barnett. The original contractor was J.D. Abrams, an Austin-based company that Barnett said usually does high-quality work. "There's a specification that ...

Fort Bliss trains women soldiers to help Afghan women

Officers at Fort Bliss are now training one of the first Female Engagement Teams to work with the Afghan community. A select group of women will deploy to Afghanistan and go directly into the community, speaking with Afghan women about their wants and needs. Fort Bliss opened up the opportunity ...

Sec. of Army says Army must modernize to save money

The army is now in the last phase of testing for cutting-edge technology, specifically for use in the battlefield. Secretary of the United States Army John McHugh visited Fort Bliss and White Sands Missile Range to view the Army's ongoing Network Integration Evaluation on Wednesday. “This is one of the ...

Soldier study comes to Borderland

A new congressional study is under way here in the borderland to look at how soldiers have been impacted by the Afghan war. Two researchers will be in the El Paso community studying how much of an impact multiple deployments has on the soldiers and families of Fort Bliss and in the sun ...

Destination Afghanistan: Job fair held to hire 500 people willing to work overseas

As El Paso's unemployment rate remains steady well above the rest of the state and nation one company is hiring 500 people. Those jobs however, will require re-location across the world. El Paso's unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.5 percent February and March, but this month El Pasoans have the ...

Lane closures expected near Fort Bliss

Drivers can expect delays as Fort Bliss continues the construction of the Overpass at the Purple Heart Memorial Highway (Loop 375) between Montana Ave. (US 62/180) and Spur 601. The following daily closures will be in place on Loop 375 starting Monday, May 7th through Monday, May 25th: Southbound ...

Fort Bliss soldier's wife watches him die through Skype

U.S. Army Capt. Bruce Clark died in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan Monday. His wife, Susan Clark, was on Skype with him when it happened. Fort Bliss officials said even though the death was broadcast they still don't know how it happened. "Mrs. Clark was Skyping from the family home here in ...

Fort Bliss training exercises prepare soldiers for real-life situations

KFOX14 got an exclusive look at the largest Fort Bliss training exercises in 10 years. Thursday, soldiers experience the "green on blue" incident, which involved an Afghan police officer shooting a U.S. soldier. The exercises are held in a model-Afghani village, complete with real-life soldiers acting as Afghan citizens. "In ...

New post office coming to Fort Bliss

After a mobile post office on East Bliss was recently removed, post officials say Fort Bliss just received a USPS written commitment to operate a Contract Postal Unit within First Light FCU on East Bliss. This is similar to what they are doing on other installations such as Fort Hood, ...

Soldier assigned to Army Medical Center died in Afghanistan

A soldier assigned to A Company, Troop Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso Texas, died while he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, the Department of Defense announced Today. Capt. Bruce K. Clark, 43, of Spencerport, N.Y., died Tuesday in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. His cause of death is currently ...

Fort Bliss soldier killed while fighting in Afghanistan

Specilalist Spc. Jason Edens died in a Bethesda Maryland Bethesda, Md., hospital yesterday.Thursday. The U.S. Department of Defense said Edens sustained suffered wounds on April 15 in Laghman province Afghanistan when the enemy attacked his unit with small arms fire. Edens' awards and decorations included the Purple Heart, the North ...

Expect U.S. 54 Delays due to military training exercises

The 1st Armored Division is scheduled to conduct their largest exercises since arriving to Fort Bliss. During Operation Iron Focus and the Network Integration Exercise, large groups of military vehicles will be moving into and out of the training ranges at McGregor and Dona Ana Ranges and White Sands Missile ...

UPDATE: Gun incident outside Fort Bliss

KFOX14 news reported a possible shooting on Fort Bliss Monday night. Fort Bliss officials later confirmed to KFOX14 the incident was an attempted suicide by a civilian on post. KFOX14 was not provided information on the woman's condition. She was transported to a nearby hospital.

Fort Bliss to provide 25+ jobs through new projects

By mid-summer, Fort Bliss soldiers will have a brand new place to continue training and help organize life on post. The Soldier Activity Center, located on Constitution Avenue on East Bliss, will have a climbing wall, ropes course, outdoor recreation pool, cafe-dining area, library, a place to book travel and ...